I have no talent in the arts, but I do write fairly well and analyze problems clearly." 1Īlthough she arrived without a civil rights agenda, the treatment Ginsburg received as a woman in law school honed her feminist instincts.
I thought I could do a lawyer's job better than any other. Ginsburg attended law school, not originally for women's rights work, but "for personal, selfish reasons. For most girls growing up in the '40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S." The study of law was unusual for women of my generation. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. Ginsburg recalls, "My mother told me two things constantly. Celia Bader provided a strong role model for her daughter at an early age. While singular in her achievements, she was far from alone in her pursuits and received much support from talented, dedicated women all along the way. Ginsburg has been a pioneer for gender equality throughout her distinguished career. In the words of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice and co-founder of the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU, "Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy."
WRP gratefully acknowledges the work of intern Sandra Pullman in researching and drafting this Tribute.
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